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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece;

2. a resident of a particular state or group of states;
- Example: "Keystone stater"
- Example: "farm staters"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stater \Stat"er\ (st[=a]t"[~e]r), n. One who states. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stater \Sta"ter\ (st[=a]"t[~e]r), n. [L. stater, Gr. stath`r.] (Gr. Antiq.) The principal gold coin of ancient Greece. It varied much in value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about [pounds]1 2s., or about $5.35 (in 1890 value). The Attic silver tetradrachm was in later times called stater. [1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stater n 1: any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece 2: a resident of a particular state or group of states; "Keystone stater"; "farm staters"
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Stater Greek word rendered "piece of money" (Matt. 17:27, A.V.; and "shekel" in R.V.). It was equal to two didrachmas ("tribute money," 17:24), or four drachmas, and to about 2s. 6d. of our money. (See SHEKEL.)